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Thief takes phone, fails to steal wife

A hotblooded mobile phone thief, surnamed Zhang, was detained after he attempted to date the wife of his victim, surnamed Li, in Wuhan on April 6. Zhang stole Li's phone at a cybercafe and then contacted Li's wife requesting sex after he was attracted by photos stored on the phone. Li's wife pretended to agree to meet Zhang in a hotel, where police were waiting to detain the thief.